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(4) Number of dwellinghouses (exclusive of those referred
to under the preceding sub-head) found not to be in
all respects reasonably fit for human habitation 291
2. Remedy of Defects during the year without service of formal Notices:
Number of defective dwellinghouses rendered fit in
consequence of informal action by the Local Authority
or their officers 201
3. Action under Statutory Powers during the year:
(a) Proceedings under Sections 9, 10 and 16 of the Housing
Act, 1957:
(1) Number of dwellinghouses in respect of which notices
were served requiring repairs Nil
(2) Number of dwellinghouses which were rendered fit after
service of formal notices:
(i) by owners Nil
(ii)by local authority in default of owners Nil
(b) Proceedings under Public Health Acts:
(1) Number of dwellinghouses in respect of which notices
served requiring defects to be remedied 34
(2) Number of dwellinghouses in which defects were remedied
after service of formal notices:
(i) by owners 34
(ii)by local authority in default of owners Nil
(c) Proceedings under section 17 of the Housing Act, 1957:
(1) Number of dwellinghouses in respect of which Demolition
Orders were made 5
(2) Number of dwellinghouses demolished in pursuance of
Demolition Orders 1
(d) Proceedings under Section 16 of the Housing Act, 1957:
(1) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in
respect of which Closing Orders were made Nil
(2) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in
respect of which Closing Orders were determined, the
tenement or room having been rendered fit Nil
4. Housing Act, 1957 -Overcrowding
(a)(i) Number of dwellinghouses known to be overcrowded at
end of year 41
(ii) Number of families dwelling therein 52
(iii) Number of persons dwelling therein 262
(b) Number of new cases of overcrowding reported during
the year 6
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